The Right to Information Act is all very well. Provided citizens can penetrate the red tape
Vox Populi
The Man
Arvind Kejriwal
The Mission
Make the government accountable and transparent
What’s the Big Deal?
Fought hard to implement the RTI Act
The Outcome
In three years, the number of citizens demanding information has gone up 11 times
The Challenges
Lack of political will and stalling by the bureaucracy
The Hope
Progressive politicians like Nitish Kumar have bought into the vision. Others may follow
Arvind Kejriwal emerged into the spotlight as one of the key figures who eventually got the government to accede to the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
(This story appears in the 17 July, 2009 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)